Veterinary Technician - Emergency

Thrive Pet Healthcare; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer match

Mental health resources

Paid parental leave

Student loan support tools

Job summary

Thrive Pet Healthcare in Frederick, MD, is looking for a full-time Veterinary Technician to join the Overnight Emergency team. You will play a critical role in delivering fast-paced, life-saving care to emergency patients while coordinating admissions and managing treatments.

The ideal candidate has at least 2 years of experience, strong anesthesia skills, and the ability to work Overnight. Thrive offers competitive pay, 401(k) matching, and a range of other benefits to nurture the well-being of their team.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of clinical veterinary experience as a Veterinary Technician.
• Must have availability to work Overnight.
• Experience in an Emergency setting strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver fast-paced, end-to-end care for emergency patients.
• Coordinate admissions and manage overnight treatments.
• Perform monitoring and advanced diagnostics.

Skills

Clinical veterinary experience

Anesthesia skills

Communication skills

Organization skills

Self-motivated

Positive work attitude

Job description

Description

CARE Veterinary Center is looking for a full-time Veterinary Technician to join our Overnight Emergency team as part of the Thrive Pet Healthcare community in Frederick, MD.

About You

You’ll play a critical role in pets' lives by delivering fast-paced, end-to-end care for emergency patients. Your life‑saving work will range from hands‑on triage, monitoring critical cases, and performing advanced diagnostics, to essential support services including coordinating admissions, managing overnight treatments and ensuring safe patient transitions.

The success of your patients’ care matters to you, and your success matters to us.

Your Experience & Skills

• Minimum 2 years of clinical veterinary experience as a Veterinary Technician (direct patient care)
• CVT/RVT/LVT (active and current) preferred
• Must have availability to work Overnight
• Experience in an Emergency setting strongly preferred
• Has strong anesthesia skills (Able to obtain Blood pressure, ECG, Sp02, and ETC02 and integrate clinical signs with disease processes to assist doctors in early and appropriate intervention of patient care)
• Possesses a positive work attitude
• Self‑motivated
• Excellent communication and organization skills

You’ll Grow With Us

Here, you can grow your career as best fits you through access to comprehensive learning and skillset programs. You can build your skills and earn credentials through:

• Our vast, diverse, and free library of continuing education courses - ThriveU
• Live, virtual interactive workshops to develop valuable leadership skills
• A program designed to teach you the fundamentals of running a pet hospital

And, with so many locations nationwide, you can find and move into any specialty, hospital type, or environment. Join us and provide your best care at a clinic that is deeply rooted within its community and bolstered by the resources of Thrive Pet Healthcare.

Benefits – our care in action

Thrive offers a suite of benefits to support team members’ emotional, physical, professional, and financial wellbeing. In addition to our health and life insurance, and short‑and‑long‑term disability plans, we offer eligible team members:

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) with employer match
• Mental health resources, including easy access to therapy through Lyra Health
• Paid parental leave
• Purr‑ental leave for when you adopt a pet
• Subsidized backup childcare and elder care
• Expert advice, support and network discounts for fertility and family planning
• FREE CE courses
• Pet perks and veterinary service discounts
• Student loan support tools and assistance

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